It's time for our TOP 10 REASONS TO ATTEND the 18th Annual CSCS Conference on Corporate Governance (August 21st to 24th at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler in BC)!!

1. Hard-hitting plenary sessions and keynote speakers: Dick Auchinleck, Chairman, Telus; David Beatty, Professor, The Rotman School of Management and Conway Director, Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness; Christopher Chen, National Director, Total Rewards, Korn Ferry Hay Group; Joan Conley, Senior Vice-President and Corporate Secretary, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.; Peter Dey, Chair, Paradigm Capital Inc; Andrew Fastow, former Chief Financial Officer, Enron Corporation; Mike Garvey, Chairman, Kelvin Storage Inc; Robert Gordon, Executive Director, Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange; Carol Hansell, Founder and Senior Partner, Hansell LLP;  Mary Jordan, Chair, Vancouver Airport Authority; Ryan Kazanciyan, Chief Security Architect, Tanium; Dr. Richard Leblanc, Associate Professor, Law, Governance & Ethics, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University Margie Marikh, Former Chair, Mountain Equipment Co-op;Errol Mendes, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa; Anna Tudela, VP, Diversity, Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Secretary, Goldcorp Inc
2. Hear from other top notch speakers featuring high profile industry leaders and experts, governance practitioners and academics providing the most significant governance updates and best practices.
3. Gain insight on key governance issues: risk management, board management strategies, the changing role of the governance professional, cybersecurity, board succession, diversity, subsidiary governance, compliance and ethics, shareholder engagement, and more!
4. Tailor your own learning with a streamed program agenda and interactive roundtable discussionsaddressing the top issues, best practices and key challenges in governance across all sectors and industries in Canada.
5. Enjoy unparalleled networking opportunities with your fellow attendees including our opening reception, our breakfasts and lunches with our sponsors and exhibitors, and our fun and casual closing dinner featuring a themed 80's evening of fun
6. Meet and interact with key industry product and service providers - no other event in Canada gathers such a complete cast of solutions, products and services that cater and support the role of governance professionals and their organizations.
7. CSCS' annual meeting of members - receive the report of the board of directors, our financial statements for the year and the public accountant's reports on those statements, appoint our public accountant for this financial year and elect the CSCS board of directors.
8. Take part in the pre-conference tour program, with great options for you and for your family to choose from
9. Make new relationships and gain important contacts - the CSCS is the perfect gathering ground for other like-minded individuals who share your challenges, issues and concerns
10. Last but NOT least,experience Whistler!

...Since we're on the 'top tens', here are 10 fun facts about Whistler BC:

1. Whistler Mountain was once known as London Mountain because of the fog at its base
2. The name Whistler was inspired by the unique noises made by the hoary marmot, which make their home there
3. Whistler Mountain opened in 1966 with an eye toward a bid for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games
4. When Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics in 2010, more than 2,800 athletes were housed at the Olympic Village at Whistler
5. In that Olympics, Canada set the record for most gold medals won by a country in a single Winter Olympic games - an honor held by the Soviet Union since 1976 and only matched by Norway in 2002
6. Whistler activities in the summer are just as much of a draw as in winter with its: hiking, biking, climbing, caving, golfing, swimming, camping, horseback riding, skydiving, gliding, zip lining, bungee jumping, off-roading and ATVing...just to name a few
7. The chair lifts are modified to hold bikes and the largest annual freeride competition for mountain bikes is held here during the summer
8. With nearly a dozen spas within walking distance in Whistler Village, bliss is never far away
9. In summer and early fall, a Sunday farmers' market offers fresh BC agricultural products, local art and craftwork, live entertainment and children's face painting
10. Restaurants in Whistler are among the finest in the world. Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay declared Araxi to be the top restaurant in Canada. In fact, a grand prize on his TV show, Hell's Kitchen, was a Head Chef position at Araxi, joining Executive Chef James Walt

And lastly: CSCS is hosting its conference for the first time in Whistler this year!

Don't miss the most comprehensive governance conference in Canada and bring your family for a chance to spend quality time in Whistler. For full program details and to register, click here!